At the end of January, former Portland Timbersâ€™ forward Fadi Afash was sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding an elderly Ridgefield couple, Dale and Dianne Waddell, who treated him like a son.

And earlier this week, 30 members of the Timbers Army â€“ who often describe themselves as the local soccer hooligans -- collected $1,000 and presented that gift to the Waddells as a measure of restitution.

â€˜â€™We believe in our community,â€ said Bruce Eaton, the group spokesman.â€œFadi Afash was someone we admired.We all took offense at what he did and wanted to do something for those folks.â€

The Waddells were incredibly touched by the gift.Afash, who pleaded guilty to charges of theft, forgery and identity theft, stole more than $138,000 from them over the course of several months.The Waddells are still being pursued by several obnoxious credit card companies, who insist the couple, who are in their 60s, owe them for the charges Afash rang up in their names.